'Sole Survivor' Live Blog

There have been 14 major airplane crashes with a sole survivor in the history of commercial aviation. Most of the lone survivors -- like Bahia Bahari, survivor of the 2009 Yemenia crash -- are dealing with debilitating guilt that few can understand. These survivors have never met each other, until now. "Sole Survivor," written and directed by Ky Dickens, premieres on CNN on January 9, 2014.

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#SoleSurvivorFilm is fascinating but haunting & sad. Terrible of me to say, but there's a great Stephen King-esque novel in these stories.

by jamesburnett via twitter 1/10/2014 3:19:44 AM
Captivated. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by Erika Mahoney via twitter 1/10/2014 3:19:47 AM
This #SoleSurvivorFilm has me all kinds of choked up 😢

by Marneezy via twitter 1/10/2014 3:19:49 AM
Sitting here nearly ugly crying over George and Bahia #SoleSurvivorFilm

by BryonySigrun via twitter 1/10/2014 3:19:53 AM
Amazing stories of survival, hope and healing. #SoleSurvivorFilm @CNNFilms

by Kelly Ross via twitter 1/10/2014 3:19:56 AM
I cannot imagine Bahia's ordeal and what must go through her head every night. God bless, Bahia. #solesurvivorfilm

by Amy Clay via twitter 1/10/2014 3:20:02 AM
#SoleSurvivorFilm wow. Just wow.

by CaitDemers via twitter 1/10/2014 3:20:03 AM
And I just started crying again. This scene got me at the screening too. Wow. So powerful @CnnFilms #SoulSurvivorFilm

by Dr. Deborah Serani via twitter 1/10/2014 3:20:14 AM
Leaving France was hard. Bahia truly bonded w/ Hannah & George. We all learned something about fortitude from Kassim http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdlnSEnCcAAcG3E.jpg

by Ky Dickens via twitter 1/10/2014 3:20:19 AM
I love the light hearted touch Hannah brings to #SoleSurvivorFilm . What a composed and caring young lady, in the film and in person as well

by Kristen Kaza via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 1/10/2014 3:20:21 AM
Julie Valdivia

I am speechless at this #documentary on #CNN. It is stunning. There are only 14 sole survivors of large scale plane crashes and hearing four of their #stories sure does make you appreciate your own #life and #experiences. The ways and amount they suffer, even if they don't remember the accident but just from #survivors #guilt alone, is #astronomical. I recommend this as a must-watch for everyone.

P.S. I do not know if the movie I #tagged is the correct one but it is the correct name of the #documentary and the correct #hashtag.

#SoleSurvivorFilm #PlaneCrash #AppreciateLife #HaveCompassion #LiveLifeToTheFullest #BeGrateful #HugYourKids #HugYourHoneyMuffin #LiveToHelpOthers #HumanStruggle #SurvivorsGuilt #Devastating

10 January 2014
Jennifer Stansberry Miller

For those interested, please check out our fellow aviation disaster family members and aviation disaster survivors in the documentary, Sole Survivor which is set to air on CNN this coming Thursday night at 9pm (EST).

Some of the media surrounding this begins tomorrow night with an interview with the director, Ky Dickens at 6pm EST/5pm CST on CNN Newsroom.

More info can be found on their website: www.solesurvivorfilm.com
Twitter - @solesurivorchi
Facebook -www.facebook.com/solesurvivorfilm
Sole Survivor Film | A Documentary Film by Ky Dickens

10 January 2014
Bahia Bakari, bless her. My God I'm in tears. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by Rach via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 1/10/2014 3:21:57 AM
Hannah IS amazing.

by Sarah Medved 1/10/2014 3:22:00 AM
Survivors are victims too. They aren't lucky just to have lived. They lost their life as they know it. They need time & space to grieve.

by Ky Dickens via twitter 1/10/2014 3:22:06 AM
I've never thought about the survivor's struggle after plane crashes, because it's never talked about. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by SammieRamsay via twitter 1/10/2014 3:22:10 AM
@GeorgeLamsonJr Incredibly moving to see Bahia and Hannah becoming friends. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by cicely81 via twitter 1/10/2014 3:22:13 AM
#SoleSurvivorFilm is a powerful reminder of the need to continue to work toward improving safety in flying. @ShawnPruchnicki

by martinrottler via twitter 1/10/2014 3:22:20 AM
Altho they survived, They all have physical scars reminding them what they lost including family & innocence. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by miriamyvega via twitter 1/10/2014 3:22:23 AM
#SoleSurvivorFilm Thank you @KyDickens and crew, your film gave me courage I didn't know I was missing. I love it!

by khagler815 via twitter 1/10/2014 3:22:28 AM
Watching #solesurvivorfilm on CNN and man it has me tearing up. Heartbreaking to think what these people went thru.

by vegas_leslie via twitter 1/10/2014 3:22:31 AM
@SoleSurvivorChi @KyDickens congrats on #SoleSurvivorFilm

by KathrynCloward via twitter 1/10/2014 3:22:33 AM
When Jim flew in to the airport 2 nights earlier, there were problems with the runway lights. The lights on the right side were not working.

by CNNFilms via twitter 1/10/2014 3:23:23 AM
I hate that photo of the cockpit. I hate it so much. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by Amy Clay via twitter 1/10/2014 3:23:54 AM
Two survivors whose accidents happened decades apart meet for the first time in France. #SoleSurvivorFilm Thurs @ 9! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdZ8eSmCcAA0eX9.jpg

by CNNFilms via twitter edited by leinz.vales 1/10/2014 3:23:56 AM
Jim mentioned the victims' families every day. All of their shock, loss & pain is still raw to him. He says he relives the crash nightly

by Ky Dickens via twitter 1/10/2014 3:25:11 AM
But they share a most unique bond, despite being strangers. This is the power of "the shared experience" @NTRL_WMN @CNNFilms #SoulSurvivor

by Dr. Deborah Serani via twitter 1/10/2014 3:25:16 AM
He was just emotionally devastated. There's times he doesn't go to bed for a week. You know, even now. No one knows that. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by CNNFilms via twitter 1/10/2014 3:25:22 AM
When the CVR was released I called the NTSB family liaison. He told me it was very minor in the investigation. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by Amy Clay via twitter 1/10/2014 3:25:28 AM
"Survivor's Guilt is a monster. I still have not figured out how to completely absolve myself from tht burden." #SoleSurvivorFilm @CNNFilms

by CNNFilms via twitter 1/10/2014 3:26:15 AM
"I wasn't supposed to be on the flight. Neither was the Captain." #SoleSurvivorFilm @SoleSurvivorChi premeries 1/9 9! http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdfRupfCUAAanmn.jpg

by CNNFilms via twitter edited by leinz.vales 1/10/2014 3:26:18 AM
After trauma, many survivors remain frozen. It's hard for them to create a new post-trauma identity. #SoleSurvivorFilm @CNNFilms

by Dr. Deborah Serani via twitter 1/10/2014 3:26:33 AM
great documentary. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by Jess Desserts via twitter 1/10/2014 3:26:44 AM
Probably shouldn't be watching this before I fly out tomorrow #SoleSurvivorFilm

by Cheryl Salaiz via twitter 1/10/2014 3:27:03 AM
Watching #SoleSurvivorFilm on @CNN ! Such a beautiful way to tell an unusual story. It's on again in a half hour, so interesting- watch it!

by Damaris via twitter 1/10/2014 3:27:07 AM
#SoleSurvivorFilm on @CNN is really good. A must watch.

by sixtwentyseven via twitter 1/10/2014 3:27:09 AM
This documentary on CNN on sole survivors of plane crashes is well done. Can't imagine what living life would be like. #solesurvivorfilm

by MBarker118 via twitter 1/10/2014 3:27:17 AM
Bahia has amazing strength and spirit. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by bfelch1 via twitter retweeted by CNNFilms 1/10/2014 3:27:44 AM
As a person who's received counseling for survivor's guilt, I'm truly finding @CNNFilms ' #SoleSurvivorFilm immensely helpful.

by Patch via twitter 1/10/2014 3:27:55 AM
Survivor guilt often includes anxiety about being judged. As well as feeling burdened to do something amazing with their luck. @CNNFilms

by Dr. Deborah Serani via twitter 1/10/2014 3:27:57 AM
I cannot describe the devastation of that hearing, or how unprofessional members of the board behaved. #SoleSurvivorFilm

by Amy Clay via twitter 1/10/2014 3:28:24 AM
"They referred to them as these two "cowboys." Really? I thought this was a professional setting. I left."- Pilot widow #SoleSurvivorFilm

by CNNFilms via twitter 1/10/2014 3:28:55 AM
Critical cockpit technology to prevent plane crashes not required

by leinz.vales 1/10/2014 3:29:41 AM
"We are the last industrial nation to determine a single probable cause. You can't look at one individual thing." #SoleSurvivorFilm

by CNNFilms via twitter 1/10/2014 3:29:45 AM
#SoleSurvivorFilm #cnn @CNN i could not imagine #intense

by Tbonemalone via twitter 1/10/2014 3:29:52 AM

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